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| Industry | Automotive industry, custom car parts |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States |
Key people | Norman Celik |
| Products | Wheels Rims |
| Website | forgiato |
Forgiato, or Forgiato Designs, is an American company based in Los Angeles, California. The company was founded in 2006. It designs and builds wheels for performance cars, which are built in the United States.[1][2][3] The company holds an annual festival, Forgiato Fest, to showcase their wheels.[4] [5] Celebrities such as Flo Rida[6] and 2 Chainz have Forgiato Wheels.[7]
History
Founder Norman Celik had been in the jewelry business for over ten years before they started to sell wheels wholesale.[1][2] In 1996, he began to import and customize wheels to sell to car dealers and wheel shops. They established D'Vinci Wheels in 2002. In 2005, D'Vinci launched Forgiato Designs as its own line for vehicles. The brothers sold D'Vinci in 2006 to focus on Forgiato Designs.[1][3] Forgiato produces wheels for high performance vehicles like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.[1][2] There are approximately 50 authorized resellers in the world.[1][2]
Forgiato Fest
Forgiato hosts Forgiato Fest annually to showcase exotic cars with their wheels. The festival was first held in the Miami Beach Convention Center. In September 2014, Forgiato Fest held its third annual festival with 2 Chainz as the headlining artist.[5][8] In 2014, the first Forgiato Fest Car Show and Concert in Dallas was held at the Dallas Convention Center.[4][9][10]
In popular culture
Forgiato Wheels have been featured in songs such as "Who Do You Love?" by YG and Drake, "Sittin Low" by Young Jeezy, "Okay with Me" by Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz, and Ballin' by Mustard and Roddy Ricch.[11][12][13] American Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again made a song named Forgiato, which is featured on his Third studio album Sincerely, Kentrell. Several celebrities have publicly shown their vehicles with Forgiato Wheels, including 2 Chainz, Slim Thug, Flo Rida, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, 50 Cent, Richie Rich, Scott Disick, Michael Jordan, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Nicki Minaj.[6][7][14][15][16][17][18][19]
References
- ^ a b c d e Christina Stewart (July 23, 2007). "Forgiato Designs: Bling for Your Car". JustLuxe. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Kristie Bertucci (March 27, 2008). "Gabriel and AC Celik of Forgiato Wheels". Dub Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Important Details and Features About Forgiato F2.06 Wheels". American Wheel and Tire. August 6, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Forgiato fest Dallas in Dallas". Eventful. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Photos: 3rd Annual Forgiato Fest Hits Miami Beach". Stacks Magazine. April 28, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "MetroWrapz and Flo Rida take over Forgiato Fest 2013". Metro Signs. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Branden J. Peters (March 26, 2012). "Interview: 2 Chainz On The Panamera, The Bentley Jeep, And Life On A Tour Bus". Complex. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Forgiato Fest Car Show & Concert Returns On April 26th To Miami Beach". The 305. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Forgiato Fest – Car Show & Concert". The Beat DFW. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "DE-J Recaps First Ever Forgiato Fest". Dallas Entertainment Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Who Do You Love? lyrics". Genius.
- ^ Elena Washington (March 14, 2013). "Trendsetters, Forgiato's and Jeezy". Dallas Weekly. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Okay With Me lyrics". Genius. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Ionut Ungureanu (December 12, 2014). "Rapper Slum Thug's Cadillac Escalade Got the Forgiato Touch". AutoEvolution. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Forgiato". Celebrity Carz. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Michael Jordan's Cars". Celebrity Carz. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Rey Fries (October 16, 2013). "Nicki Minaj Upgrades Wheels, Paint On Her Lamborghini Aventador". Rides Mag. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kendall Jenner's Range Rover Wears Forgiato Wheels". AutoEvolution. August 11, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Scott Disick Puts Forgiato 24-Inch Rims on Mercedes G-Wagon". AutoEvolution. April 10, 2012.
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